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branches, leafy; leaves lanceolate, mostly sessile above, gradually 

 passing into bracts of the leafy dense spike or raceme; sepals oblong- 

 lanceolate, unequal, the longer equaling the capsule; corolla rose- 

 colored; filaments somewhat dilated above. 



Occasional in the San Gabriel Mountains in the chaparral belt. 



2. A. nuttallianum Benth. Stems branched from the base, the 

 branches mostly procumbent, 5-10 dm. long, glandular-pubescent 

 throughout; leaves ovate or subcordate, the largest about 2.5 cm. 

 long, nearly all distinctly petioled; peduncles, at least the lowest 

 ones, longer than the flowers, sometimes disposed to be tortile; sepals 

 shorter than the tube of the violet corolla; corolla about 8 mm. long, 

 the lobes nearly equal; palate very prominent; seeds almost alately 

 costate. 



Occasional in sandy soil, especially toward the coast. 



3. A. subsessile Gray. Similar to the preceding but less diffuse 

 and erect, strongly glandular-pilose; leaves ovate, all sessile or nearly 

 so; pedicels shorter than the somewhat larger flowers; lower lip of 

 the corolla larger in proportion. 



Reported from Santa Catalina Island. Rather frequent on the 

 mainland about San Diego. 



4. A. coulterianum Benth. Stem 5-10 dm. high, erect, or gaining 

 support by its filiform tortile branches acting as tendrils, glabrous, 

 except the inflorescence which is villous-pubescent with viscid and 

 often glandular hairs; leaves distant, linear to oval; spike virgate, 

 5-20 cm. long; pedicels shorter than the calyx; sepals linear or lance- 

 olate, obtuse, all shorter than the oval or ovate-oblong glandular- 

 pubescent capsule; corolla violet-purple or usually white with 

 yellowish palate, the lower lip large, the tube about 6 mm. long. 



Frequent in the lower portions of the chaparral belt and on the 

 fans at the base of the m^ountalns. 



5. A. strictum (H. & A.) Gray. Erect, nearly simple, 3-6 dm. 

 high, the tortile branches none; lowest leaves ovate-lanceolate, 

 the upper ones linear or the floral filiformx, much shorter than the 

 tortile racemose peduncles; corolla violet-purple, about 1 cm. 

 long, with hairy palate and gibbous base; capsule crustaceous, 

 globose, strongly exceeding the calyx, tipped with the straight 

 style of equal length. 



Occasional at lower altitudes in the mountains and foothills. 



6. A. speciosum (Nutt.) Gray. A much branched shrub, 1 m. 

 high; leaves opposite or verticillate, oval or oblong, 2-4 cm. long, 

 persistent; corolla scarlet, about 2 cm. long, the lobes short, about 

 one-third the length of the tube, palate prominent but not closing 

 the throat. {Gambelia speciosum Nutt.) 



An insular species, found on Santa Catalina Island, and probably 

 generically distinct. 



4. SCROPHULARIA L. Figwort. 



Perennial strong-smelling herbs, with mostly opposite 

 large leaves, and small flowers in terminal panicled cymes 



